Literary Fifteen 2023 - hosted by bodiesinbooks

Dublin Literary Award
Celebrates literary excellence in world literature. Awarded to a novel of high literary merit written in English or translated into English. Nominations are submitted by libraries in major cities throughout the world and all nominations end up on the longlist.

Longlist of 70 books announced on January 30th, 2023. 70 books, 84 libraries, 31 countries, 28 books in translation.

Shortlist:
Cloud cuckoo island by Anthony Doerr
Em by Kim Thúy (tr. Sheila Fischman)
Love novel by Ivana Sajko (tr. Mima Simic)
Marzahn, Mon Amour by Katja Oskamp (tr. Jo Heinrich)
Paradais by Fernanda Melchor (tr. Sophie Hughes)
The trees by Percival Everett

Winner:
Marzahn, Mon Amour by Katja Oskamp (tr. Jo Heinrich)
All books added
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

32 hours, 51 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

How High We Go in the Dark

Sequoia Nagamatsu

9 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary science fiction emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

Daughter of the Moon Goddess

The Celestial Kingdom #1

Sue Lynn Tan

15 hours, 1 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional medium-paced
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

Young Mungo

Douglas Stuart

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Bones of Barry Knight by Emma Musty

The Bones of Barry Knight

Emma Musty

missing page info • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park

Love in the Big City

Sang Young Park

256 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
All's Well by Mona Awad

All's Well

Mona Awad

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism dark funny slow-paced
Em by Kim Thúy

Em

Kim Thúy

148 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Marzahn, mon amour: Geschichten einer Fußpflegerin by Katja Oskamp

Marzahn, mon amour: Geschichten einer Fußpflegerin

Katja Oskamp

4 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction literary memoir funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced